Can hummus not have any protein? I always thought it had to contain protein, however the Basha Original hummus from Costco indicates 0 grams of protein per serving.
Does anyone out there know about this?
2007-11-24 11:02:15 · 7 answers · asked by bballfan 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Well, how big is the serving and what are the significant figures? A bit of math here (sorry). Many of the commercial spread/dip brands use only one significant figure to save space, which means they round it off to the nearest whole number. This means that the hummus could contain as much as 0.49 g protein per serving, but it would be rounded to zero.
Besides, though chickpeas are fairly high in protein, they are not as high as other legumes, like peanuts, soybeans or kidney beans. Garlic and olive oil can reduce the protein content further.
2007-11-24 11:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hummus is made from beans and beans have protein so yes hummus has protein. The Sabra hummus might have a lot of other stuff in there or...the numbers are for a small portion. Many foods portion sizes on the food label are either oddly low or very high. Check how big the portion sizes are. I just looked on the Sabra site and it lists the portion size as 2 tablespoons has 2 grams of protein. I also checked a couple of diet sites and their hummus is also listed as about 1 gram of protein per tablespoon. Thats not a lot of protein but then 2 tablespoons of hummus is not a heck of a lot either.
2016-05-25 06:08:21 · answer #2 · answered by marceline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might just be a very small serving size. The kind I buy is only a tablespoon per serving, and has something like 1 or 2 grams of protein per serving.
It might also have other flavouring agents that act like filler - for instance, red pepper hummus has less protein than plain.
Also, I found Basha's original hummus on the Daily Plate, and it lists the protein as 3 grams per 1 oz. serving.
http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/basha/hommus-original
2007-11-24 11:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by drusillaslittleboot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hummus is made from chick peas.garbanzos with as far as I can tell have 7 g of protein per serving.
So maybe Costco hummus is made from unknown ingredients?
2007-11-24 11:20:56 · answer #4 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hummus is traditionally made from chick peas (garbanzos) so it is high protein.
I don't why the "Basha Original Hummus" would have that on the label unless it's made from something other than chick peas.
2007-11-24 11:17:02 · answer #5 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hummus contains large amounts of the nutrients iron, vitamin C, and is a good source of protein and dietary fiber thanks to its primary ingredient. Depending on the recipe, it contains varying amounts of monounsaturated fat.[2]
Hummus is especially suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets. When eaten with pita bread, the combination provides all essential amino acids for humans.[3]
2007-11-24 11:30:04 · answer #6 · answered by Michele J 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/measure.pl?MSRE_NO=16158xyzxyzHummus%2C%20commercialxyz
According to the USDA website, it has almost 8g per 100g serving.
2007-11-24 11:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by Cooking Engineer (CE) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋